Godzilla vs. Baraguirus

Japanese Title

ゴジラVSバラギラス
[Gojira vs. Baragirasu]

More than forty years after the death of the original Godzilla, the nuclear leviathan's restless spirit emerges from the depths of Tokyo Bay and terrorizes Japan. This draws the attention of the present day Godzilla, Anguirus, and Baragon. In a surprising turn of events, Anguirus and Baragon proceed to fuse into Baraguirus - which in turn becomes the new host for Ghost Godzilla. The possessed fusion then converges in a war with the modern Godzilla that threatens the entirety of Japan.

LOST PROJECT HISTORY

Following up on Kazuki Omori's Godzilla vs. Godzilla (Story Plan A), Toho designer and artist Shinji Nishikawa proposed expanding the kaiju cast with monsters outside of just Godzilla. While not many details of his version of the story are known, in terms of supporting cast, Little Godzilla would have been involved in some capacity, while Anguirus was set to appear, as concept art was commissioned to try and design a "Heisei series version" of the character. Another familiar four-legged monster was set to return, this one being Baragon, and Anguirus and Baragon would have joined forces - and bodies - to become the fused monster, Baraguirus. While previous drafts had Ghost Godzilla possessing Little Godzilla, this one would have seen Baraguirus falling victim to possession instead. Nishikawa submitted this draft December 22nd, 1994.

Sometime following this pitch, the idea for a "Godzilla versus Ghost Godzilla" would be scrapped, with director Takao Okawara citing that three movies in a row where Godzilla faces off against creatures that resemble him (Mechagodzilla in 1993 and SpaceGodzilla in 1994) was simply too much.